Paper-towel container.



G. A. AICHER L S. LAZAR.

PAPER TOWEL CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED Dsc.1,191a.

1,101,004. Patented June 23,1914.

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The length 0f the pe 'of towes Within the. box is sighiy lese than thedistance be ween the grit-@miens C so that While that@ i5 sucientdenunce to prmt, the towels to rop freely @tween the said .xtensiousthere is not sucen cleamnce o permit tha extensions t0 be pressedsufniently iiwr to allow the ugs 7 t9 diSBI-gagi m the sos 8 of the vfr4 While thre ars ow/s in th@ body L It is thus @vidant @hat h?, @over i@an nai; be relsed or @pam while there are towels in the container,

The Loweg l0 being supported by ik@ ,rulers 2 and 9 it is evident thatshoud u, tow'e be Apudl in the direction shown n 'Fig'. l it will have atendency to h@ entire pile forward, inasmuch as t le Sup has beau @movedwith *bh Ilaced within hebqdy porting roller E2- is free to rotate,until the rear edges of the pile very nearly reaches the said roller 2.the said forward movement being regulated by the lugs 7 moving in thearcuate slots S.

ln pulling a towel from the direotion shown in 3 it is evident that thetowels will be supported bythe rear roller 2 and the towel beingwithdrawn will have a tendency to niove the cover 4 and roller 9 forwardas illustrated until the roller 9 very nearly reaches the forward orfront edge of the pile of towelsv within the body l, the said forwardmovement being also regulated by the lugs 7 within the slots 8.

It is obvious from the foregoing that by pulling' a towel from thecontainer under either of the .above described movements, the said towelWillbe practically unrolled from the bottom of the pile instead of beingpulled.. Thisl will tend to greatly reduce the friction attendant uponthe re moval of a towel. A

This is essential inasmuch as the hands 'of the operator are wet and thedarnpness being absorbed by thetowel causes a rapid separation of thefiber and frequently the towel is torn apart instead of being pulledfrom the container. lt is also obvious from the foregoing that we haveprovided iniproved' means for threading the towels between the rollersand also provided" ino.` proved means whereby the container is automatically looked when closed and can not be rei-opened until all. of thetowels have been removed therefrom.

Having thus described our invention what 'we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. is-

f1. towel container eoinprising a body portion; a roller rotatablymounted within the lower part of the body portion; a hover portionhinged to the body portion adapted to swing outward when altowel isbeing withdrawn from the said container; and a roller rotatably' mountedwithin the lower part or' the cover portion and adapted to lie parallelwith the roller in the body portion.

ifi paper towel container comprising a body portion having extensionsthereto; a roller rotatably mounted Within the lower part of the bodyportion; a; cover portion hinged to the body portion and adapted toengage the extensions thereof and to swing outward when a towel is beingwithdrawn from the Container; and a roller rotatably mounted within thelower part of the cover portion and adapte-dito lie parallel with theroller in the body portion and to supporta pile of interleaved towelstherein.

3. A paper towel Acontainer comprising a body portion having extensionsthereto; a roller rotatably mounted within the lower part of the bodyportion; a cover portion having slots therein and hinged. to the bodyportion and adapted to swing outward when a towel is being withdrawnfrom the container; lugs on the extensions of: the body portion andadapted to engage the slots within the cover portion for the purpose oflooking the cover to the said body portion; and a roller rotatablymounted within the lower part of the cover portion and adapted. d f

to lie parallel with the. roller in the body portion "and to supportinterleaved paper towels Within the said body portion.

4. A paper towel container comprising a body portion having extensionsthereto and open in the lower portion thereof; a roller rotatablymounted within the open portion of the body; a cover portion havingarcuate slots therein `and a lower open portion and hinged to the bodyportion; beveled' lugs secured to each extension and adapted to engagethe arcuate slots within the cover portion for the purpose ot' lockingthe cover to the body portion.; and a roller rotatably mounted withinthe open portion of the cover andl adapted to lie parallel with theroller in the body portion andto support a pile of interleaved papertowels within the said body portion. l

5. A paper towel container comprising a body portion having extensionsthereto andl an open lower portion; a roller rotatably mounted withinthe open portion of the body; a cover portion having arcuate slots andalower open portion therein and hinged to the body portion; beveled`lugs secured to the extensions of the body portion and adapted to engagethe slots within the cover portion and to be retained therein by thesaid extensions While there are paper towels within the said bodyportion; and a roller rotatably mounted within the open portion of thecover and adapted to lie parallel with the roller Within the body, bothrollers being adapted to support paper towels Within the container.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our signatures in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAVE A. AIOHER. SOLOMON LAZAR., Witnesses: I

R. WILLIS SANnroRo H. W. Dosonnn.

